My experience is that the camera is still running on its batteries, to
check
put an exhausted set in and connect to the computer, I doubt that it will
power on. But I may be wrong, I think all the camera gets is a wake-up
call
via the USB connection so that it can interface with the host machine
Rob
"Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Celcius" <celcius38@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> "Morton" <mort@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > ---MIKE--- wrote:
>> >> i have an olympus digital camera which i attach to my computer -
dell
>> >> inspiron 530s with windows vista. when i connect it, it turns on
>> >> apparently getting power through the USB connector. does this mean
>> >> that
>> >> the camera battery is not being drained. please excuse the lack
of
>> >> punctuation. there is a cat on my lap.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ---MIKE---
>> >>>> In the White Mountains of New Hamp****re
>> >> >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')
>> >>
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Do not connect your camera to a computer. Any power problem can lead
to
>> > loss of some or all of your pictures. Take the memory card out of the
>> > camera, and connect it to your computer with an appropriate card
>> > reader,
>> > which can be obtained for about $12-15.-
>> >
>> Morton,
>> Card readers are nice, but watch for bent pins.
>> I've been conneting to my computer since 2000 when I bought my Canon
G1.
>> Never had a problem 8 years and 3 cameras later, the last two being
>> DSLR's.
>> I'd like to ear from a few who had problems...
>> Marcel
>
> Same with camera, the only advantage of using card reader is faster,
> saving battery etc. other than that there shouldn't be anything to watch
> out
> for (except careless).
>
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